July 2, 2010

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Lisa Stoufer!

210 years ago
1800

Britannica
The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Union with Ireland Act 1800; on August 1, 1800, the Parliament of Ireland passed the Act of Union 1800, merging the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland effective January 1, 1801.

190 years ago
1820

Born on this date
George Law Curry. U.S. politician. Mr. Curry was a newspaper publisher in Missouri before moving to Oregon Territory, continuing in that career before entering politics. A Democrat, he held various territorial offices, including Secretary (1853-1855); acting Governor (May-December 1853); and Governor (1854-1859), with the latter position being abolished upon Oregon receiving statehood. Mr. Curry campaigned for the U.S. Senate in 1860, but lost by one vote in the state legislature. He died on July 28, 1878, 26 days after his 58th birthday.

Juan N. Méndez. President of Mexico, 1876-1877. Brigadier General Méndez defended Puebla against rebel forces in the 1850s and French forces in the 1860s, and was twice Governor of Puebla. He aided Porfirio Díaz in his successful revolt against President Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada in 1876, and served as interim President from December 1876-February 1877 while Gen. Díaz was fighting partisans of José María Iglesias, who claimed to be Mexico's legal President. Gen. Méndez sat in the Senate (1877-1880) and served a third term as Governor of Puebla (1880-1885) before serving as President of the Supreme Military Court from 1885 until his death on November 29, 1894 at the age of 74.

160 years ago
1850

Died on this date
Robert Peel, 62. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1834-1835, 1841-1846. Mr. Peel, leader of the Conservative Party, served as Home Secretary from 1822-1827, and became known for modernizing the London police force, whose constables were nicknamed "Bobbies" in his honour. As Prime Minister, Mr. Peel achieved repeal of the nation's Corn Laws, which had protected Britain's farmers from competition by imports. He died three days after his horse fell on him.

130 years ago
1880

Baseball
Cap Anson batted 5 for 5 with 4 runs and 2 runs batted in to lead the Chicago White Stockings to a 10-3 win over the Boston Red Caps at Lakefront Park in Chicago.

120 years ago
1890

Business
The United States Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, aimed at restricting the concentration of economic power in large corporations. The act authorized the federal government to institute proceedings against trusts in order to dissolve them.

110 years ago
1900

Born on this date
Tyrone Guthrie. U.K. theatre director. Sir Tyrone joined the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1924, and was one of the first people to write and direct plays specifically for radio. He helped to found the Stratford Festival in Canada in 1952 and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis in 1963. Sir Tyrone died of a heart attack on May 15, 1971 at the age of 70.

Music
Finlandia by Jean Sibelius received its première performance in Helsinki by the Helsinki Philharmonic Society, conducted by Robert Kajanus.



Aviation
The first Zeppelin flight took place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.

100 years ago
1910

Born on this date
Earl Robinson. U.S. musician. Mr. Robinson trained as a violinist, violist, and pianist before composing films scores and songs. He wrote the music for songs such as The House I Live In; Ballad for Americans; Black and White; and Joe Hill. Mr. Robinson was a member of the Communist Party, which led to him being blacklisted in Hollywood in the late 1940s; during his blacklist period, he wrote and sang songs for the soundtrack of the short documentary film Muscle Beach (1948). Mr. Robinson was killed in a car accident on July 20, 1991, 18 days after his 81st birthday.

Auto racing
AAA
Championship Car Series
Bob Burman won the 100-mile Remy Brassard Trophy race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the second of two races in 1910 with that name. Joe Dawson finished second and Ray Harroun third in the 13-car field.

80 years ago
1930

Baseball
The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox split a doubleheader before 20,000 fans at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth had two hits for the Yankees in the first game, including his 31st home run of the season, as the Yankees won 5-1, with Roy Sherid (5-4) pitching a 3-hitter to outduel Dutch Henry (2-9). Carl Reynolds hit home runs in each of the first 3 innings to lead the White Sox to a 15-4 win in the second game. His first and third homers were inside-the-park, and he finished the game batting 5 for 6 with 4 runs and 8 runs batted in.

Otis Miller drew a base on balls to lead off the bottom of the 9th inning, advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on a double by winning pitcher Ed Morris (4-6) to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park in Boston.

Sam West doubled home Joe Judge from second base with 1 out in the bottom of the 12th inning to complete a 2-run rally as the Washington Nationals edged the St. Louis Browns 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader at Griffith Stadium in Washington. Joe Cronin singled home General Crowder and Buddy Myer with 2 out in the bottom of the 8th to break a 3-3 tie as the Nationals won the second game 5-3 to complete the sweep. Mr. Crowder (7-8) pitched a 4-hit complete game victory.

The New York Giants scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 6-6 tie and withstood a 2-run rally in the bottom of the 9th to defeat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs loaded the bases with 2 out in the 9th, but pinch hitter Cliff Heathcote grounded out to pitcher Joe Genewich to end the game.

70 years ago
1940

War
The British Blue Star liner SS Arandora Star, en route to St. John's, Newfoundland with Italian and German internees and German prisoners of war who were to be sent to Canadian internment camps, was sunk by German submarine U-47 75 miles off the coast of Ireland. 805 people were killed, while 868 survivors were rescued by the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer HMCS St. Laurent. Two shiploads of American citizens and British women and children were evacuated from Hong Kong. The British government of Prime Minister Winston Churchil notified Pope Pius XII that as fas as possible, U.K. forces would not bomb or shell Rome.

Diplomacy
Indian independence agitator Mohandas K. Gandhi appealed to all Britons to cease hostilities with Germany and settle their differences with non-violent methods.

Protest
Indian independence activist Subhas Chandra Bose was arrested and detained in Calcutta.

Politics and government
A new Cuban constitution was promulgated.

The Canadian government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King created an office of war industries.

Wendell Willkie, 1940 Republican Party nominee for President of the United States, appointed a 12-man campaign advisor committee headed by Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen, and instructed them not to accept corporate contributions.

Americana
In the first preliminary report of the 1940 Census, the cities of Newark, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and St. Louis showed declines in population since 1930.

Transportation
The Lake Washington Floating Bridge opened to traffic at Seattle; the $8-million bridge was the largest floating structure yet built.

Economics and finance
The United States Congress passed a bill authorizing President Franklin D. Roosevelt to impose controls on exports of all vital materials.

Sport
All intercollegiate sports in Canada were halted for the duration of World War II in order to further military training.

60 years ago
1950

Died on this date
Joe Gormley, 83. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Gormley posted a record of 0-1 with an earned run average of 5.63 in 1 game with the Philadelphia Phillies on June 16, 1891.

War
The U.S. State Department turned down the Nationalist Chinese offer of support troops for Korea.

Politics and government
General Manuel Odria of the Restoration Party won the Peruvian presidential election, running unopposed after the withdrawal on June 11 of Democratic League candidate Ernesto Montage.

U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy (Republican--Wisconsin) declared that "American boys are dying in Korea" because "a group of untouchables in the State Department" sabotaged the Far Eastern aid program. He denounced Secretary of State Dean Acheson for "telling the world" before the present crisis that the U.S. would not interfere in Korea.

Science
The North American Newspaper Alliance reported that the Cape Johnson Deep off the east coast of the Philippines was the ocean's greatest discovered depth: 34,440 feet.

Boxing
Lloyd Marshall (68-20-3) scored a technical knockout of Dietrich Hucks (17-7-3) in the 7th round of a light heavyweight bout before 18,000 fans at Waldbuehne in Westend, West Germany. Mr. Hucks was knocked down 7 times.



Baseball
The Detroit Tigers scored 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to break a 5-5 tie and beat the Cleveland Indians 8-5 in the first game of a doubleheader before 78,187 fans at Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Luke Easter hit a solo home run for the Indians in the first game, and hit a 3-run homer to climax a 5-run 6th inning as the Indians won the second game 5-3, with Bob Feller (8-6) allowing 9 hits and 3 earned runs in 8.1 innings to earn his 200th major league career win.

Yogi Berra drove in 5 runs, and his 3-run home run got the New York Yankees on the scoreboard in the 4th inning as they beat the Boston Red Sox 15-9 before 32,858 fans at Fenway Park in Boston. Charley Schanz, the fourth and last Boston pitcher, allowed 1 hit and 1 run--earned--in 1 inning, walking 2 batters and striking out none in the 155th and last game of his 5-year major league career.

Bob Elliott hit a home run in each game to help the Boston Braves sweep a doubleheader from the New York Giants 11-5 and 6-3 before 32,862 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York.

Pinch hitter Bill Nicholson hit a 2-run home run with 1 out in the bottom of the 8th inning to break a 4-4 tie as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4 in the first game of a doubleheader before 35,118 fans at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The Dodgers scored 8 runs from the 7th-9th innings to come back from an 8-0 deficit and tie the second game 8-8, which was called after 10 innings because of a 7 P.M. curfew.

Andy Pafko hit a double, triple, and home run, with 5 runs batted in, while Bill Serena hit a 3-run homer and Hank Edwards had 3 hits and 4 runs batted in as the Chicago Cubs whipped the Cincinnati Reds 16-0 before 7,006 fans at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. Monk Dubiel (3-3) pitched a 4-hit shutout.

50 years ago
1960

Hit parade
1 Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool--Connie Francis (2nd week at #1)
2 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
--Dante and the Evergreens
3 Because They're Young--Duane Eddy and the Rebels
4 Cathy’s Clown--The Everly Brothers
5 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
6 A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)--Dinah Washington & Brook Benton
7 Burning Bridges--Jack Scott
8 My Home Town--Paul Anka
9 Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
10 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen

Singles entering the chart were I'm Gettin' Better by Jim Reeves (#68); Walking to New Orleans by Fats Domino (#72); Girls, Girls, Girls by Steve Lawrence (#96); Is There Any Chance by Marty Robbins (#97); Unchained Melody by the Blackwells (#98); Bongo Bongo Bongo by Preston Epps (#99); and Be Bop A-Lula by the Everly Brothers (#100). Be Bop A-Lula was the B-side of When Will I Be Loved, charting at #19.

Vancouver's Top 10 (CFUN)
1 Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini--Brian Hyland
2 Mule Skinner Blues--The Fendermen
3 Alley-Oop--The Hollywood Argyles
4 Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)--Roy Orbison
5 I'm Sorry--Brenda Lee
6 Biology--Danny Valentino
7 Mission Bell--Donnie Brooks
8 Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool--Connie Francis
9 Pink Chiffon--Mitchell Torok
10 Image of a Girl--The Safaris with the Phantom's Band

Singles entering the chart were Walk--Don't Run by the Ventures (#15); Dreamin' by Johnny Preston (#33); The Blamers by Les Vogt (#42); A Long Vacation by Rick Nelson (#43); That's When I Cried by Jimmy Jones (#45); Well Oh, Well Oh by Robin Luke (#46); Trouble in Paradise by the Crests (#47); Where are You by Frankie Avalon (#50); The Wreck of the "John B" by Jimmie Rodgers (#51); In My Little Corner by Anita Bryant (#52); One of Us by Patti Page (#53); A Woman, a Lover, a Friend by Jackie Wilson (#54); This Bitter Earth by Dinah Washington (#55); Look for a Star by Garry Miles (#56); Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor (On the Bedpost Over Night) by Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group (#57); Swingin' Down the Lane by Jerry Wallace (#58); and Long Long Ponytail by the Fireballs (#60).

40 years ago
1970

Terrorism
The embassies of Argentina, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Uruguay in Washington, D.C. were bombed within 25 minutes of each other in predawn attacks. The blasts injured no one and caused only minor damage, and were believed to be the work of a group calling itself Revolutionary Force 7, which claimed credit for the explosion at the Inter-American Defense Board building the day before. The group was protesting the current meeting in Washington of the Organization of American States, the parent agency of the Defense Board.

Defense
Admiral Thomas Moorer, 57, Chief of Naval Operations, took over as chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, succeeding Army General Earle Wheeler, who retired. Vice Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, Jr., 49, was promoted over 33 senior admirals to take Adm. Moorer’s place as Chief of Naval Operations, becoming the youngest ever named to the post.

Diplomacy
In a move that could mean a thaw in Sino-Soviet relations, diplomats in Moscow said that Communist China had agreed to accept Vladimir I. Stepakov as the new Soviet Ambassador in Peking.

Politics
Britain’s new Conservative government announced a program that gave top priority to tax cuts and labour union reform.

Crime
Police seized a large cache of arms in west London in one of the biggest raids in years. At least 15 officers with search warrants entered three premises and removed 35 weapons and over 20,000 rounds of ammunition.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
CFL All-Stars 35 @ Ottawa (0-1) 14

Prince Charles was among those in attendance at Lansdowne Park to see the Canadian Football League’s first pre-season all-star game. Russ Jackson started and finished at quarterback for the Rough Riders, completing just 3 of 8 passes for 28 yards in his last game. The All-Stars, whose squad was composed of 4 players from each of the remaining 8 teams, became the first CFL team to have the players’ surnames on the backs of their jerseys. Eagle Keys of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was the winning head coach, while Jack Gotta took the loss in his first game as a CFL head coach. Bill Symons, Dennis Duncan, Jim Young, and George Reed scored touchdowns for the All-Stars; Ted Gerela converted 3 and added 2 field goals, and the All-Stars added a safety touch. Whit Tucker and Bill Van Burkleo scored touchdowns for the Rough Riders; Don Sutherin converted both. Saskatchewan Roughriders’ quarterback Ron Lancaster was chosen the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Baseball
Horace Clarke’s infield single with 1 out in the 9th inning broke up Joe Niekro’s no-hitter, but Mr. Niekro (9-6) and the Tigers still beat the New York Yankees 5-0 before 18,787 fans at Tiger Stadium. Losing pitcher Mel Stottlemyre (8-7) allowed 8 hits and 5 earned runs in a complete game.

Tony Horton hit for the cycle to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-9 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 6,135 fans at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

John Bateman hit a grand slam as part of a 6-run 1st inning and drove in 7 runs during the game to lead the Montreal Expos to a 13-10 win over the St. Louis Cardinals before 17,576 fans at Jarry Park. Joe Hague hit a 2-run home run for the Cardinals in the 7th and a 3-run homer with 1 out in the 9th. Leron Lee followed Mr. Hague's second homer with a home run of his own to climax a 5-run inning, but Milt Ramirez and Ted Simmons grounded out to end the game. Carl Morton (9-5) allowed 12 hits and 7 runs--all earned--in 8 innings, but still got the win.

Consecutive pinch hits by Tony Taylor, Ron Stone, and Byron Browne in the bottom of the 8th inning helped the Philadelphia Phillies score 6 runs in the inning and defeat the New York Mets 6-1 in the first game of a doubleheader before 24,474 fans, the 6,000th major league game in the history of Connie Mack Stadium in Philadelphia. The Phillies had gone 53 straight innings without scoring before the outburst. The Phillies also came from behind to win the second game 3-2. Jim Bunning (6-8) and Chris Short (5-8) were the respective winning pitchers.

Johnny Bench drove in both runs and Jim Merritt (13-6) became 1970’s first 13-game winner as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Atlanta Braves 2-1 before 14,599 fans at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. It was the Braves’ 9th loss in their last 10 games. George Stone (6-4) pitched a 6-hit complete game loss.

30 years ago
1980

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (Hot Press): Theme from MASH--The Mash

Defense
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation that required 4 million young men to register later in July for possible military conscription.

Labour
Workers in Poland staged work stoppages in major factories across the country, demanding pay increases after Prime Minister Edward Babiuch announced that the Polish government would end its annual subsidy of meat prices, which was costing it $3.3 billion per year. The price of a pound of boneless beef immediately rose from $.64 to $1.03 U.S.

Religion
Pope John Paul II continued his visit to Brazil, spending the day in Rio de Janeiro.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (4-0) 21 @ Hamilton (3-1) 17
Toronto (0-4) 15 @ Edmonton (3-1) 35

The Eskimos' win over the Argonauts at Commonwealth Stadium marked the return to the Toronto lineup of kicker and punter Zenon Andrusyshyn, who had played for the Argonauts from 1971-1977 and then with the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL in 1978 before returning to the CFL during the 1979 season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Big Zee had become expendable in Hamilton when the Tiger-Cats acquired Bernie Ruoff from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in an off-season deal.

25 years ago
1985

Died on this date
Guy Bush, 83. U.S. baseball pitcher. Mr. Bush played with the Chicago Cubs (1923-1934); Pittsburgh Pirattes (1935-1936); Boston Bees (1936-1937); St. Louis Cardinals (1938); and Cincinnati Reds (1945), compiling a record of 176-136 with an earned run average of 3.86 and 34 saves in 542 games, batting .161 with no home runs and 52 runs batted in in 544 games. He led the National League in saves in 1925 (4) and 1929 (8), and led the NL in games pitched in 1929 (50). Mr. Bush helped the Cubs win NL pennants in 1929 and 1932 and pitched in 2 World Series games in each of those years, posting a record of 1-1 with a 5.40 in 4 games, with his win being a 3-1 complete game in the third game of the 1929 World Series against the Philadelpia Athletics--the Cubs' only win in those two Series. Mr. Bush's best season was 1933, when he was 20-12 with a 2.75 ERA. He's best remembered today for giving up Babe Ruth's last two home runs on May 25, 1935 in an 11-7 win for the Pirates over the Boston Braves. Mr. Ruth's last homer was the first ball ever hit over the right field roof at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. Mr. Bush managed the Battle Creek Belles of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for the last part of the 1951 season and the first part of the 1952 season. He died of cardiac arrest after working in his garden.

Baseball
Joe Niekro of the Houston Astros earned his 200th career major league victory as the Astros beat the San Diego Padres 3-2.

20 years ago
1990

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Nichiyōbi (にちようび)--Jitterin' Jinn

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Verdammt, Ich Lieb' Dich--Matthias Reim (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Snooky Lanson, 76. U.S. singer. Mr. Lanson, born Roy Landman, sang with the bands of Francis Craig and Ray Noble in the 1930s and '40s, but was best known as one of the stars of the television program Your Hit Parade (1950-1957). He spent his later years in Nashville, singing at local dances and hosting a syndicated radio show.

Politics and government
The East German government agreed to all-German elections to be held in December.

The 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union opened in Moscow, with "conservatives" concerned about a draft platform that did not refer directly to Marxism-Leninism, and supported the right to "earned private property" and the "interests and requirements of the individual." Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addressed the congress and admitted that the party’s leadership had made mistakes, but that his program of restructuring was the nation’s only hope. Mr. Gorbachev reaffirmed the need for a regulated market economy.

Scandal
Imelda Marcos, widow of former Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, was found not guilty of racketeering, fraud, and obstruction of justice in U.S. Federal Court in New York City. Her co-defendant, Saudi Arabian financier Adnan Khashoggi, was found not guilty of mail fraud and obstruction of justice. The prosecution alleged that Mrs. Marcos had stolen $200 million from the Philippines treasury, spending most of it on herself. Mr. Khashoggi was alleged to have helped her to buy office buildings in the U.S.A. The defense argued that Mrs. Marcos was unaware of any illegal activities on the part of her late husband. Jurors were reported to have found this argument persuasive, and some said they did not understand why the trial was being conducted in the United States.

Baseball
Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers struck out 7 batters to give him a major league record 22 seasons with 100 or more strikeouts. Mr. Ryan had previously shared the record with Don Sutton. Mr. Ryan left the game after 8 innings with the Rangers and Boston Red Sox tied 2-2 before 35,096 fans at Fenway Park in Boston; he was relieved by Kenny Rogers, who promptly surrendered a home run by Boston shortstop Kevin Romine leading off the bottom of the 9th, giving the Red Sox a 3-2 win. Mike Boddicker allowed 10 hits and 2 earned runs in pitching a complete game victory, striking out 9 and improving his record for the season to 11-3.

The Oakland Athletics edged the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 before 49,855 fans at SkyDome in Toronto, boosting the Blue Jay's home attendance for 1990 past the 2,000,000 mark faster than any team in major league baseball history.

10 years ago
2000

Died on this date
Karl Sweetan, 57. U.S. football player. Mr. Sweetan was a quarterback at Wake Forest University before beginning his professional career with the Toronto Argonauts (1964), adding kicking to his quarterbacking duties, while completing 15 of 39 passes for 197 yards with no touchdowns and 2 interceptions, rushing 8 times for 43 yards (5.8 average per carry), and scoring 32 points on 22 converts, 3 field goals, and 1 single. He was cut by the Argonauts in the pre-season of 1965, playing with the Pontiac Arrows of the semi-pro Midwest Football League (1965), and in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions (1966-1967); New Orleans Saints (1968); and Los Angeles Rams (1969-1970), completing 269 of 590 passes for 3,210 yards, with 17 touchdowns and 34 interceptions, and rushing 56 times for 307 yards (5.5 average per carry) and 2 touchdowns. Mr. Sweetan's greatest moment occurred on October 16, 1966, when he completed a 99-yard touchdown pass to Pat Studstill, becoming the third man in NFL history to achieve the record for the longest completed pass. The Edmonton Eskimos signed Mr. Sweetan after the 1971 season, and he conducted a quarterback camp for youths in Edmonton in the spring of 1972, but quit the Eskimos after just one day of training camp. Several weeks later he was arrested for attempting to sell a 1971 Rams' playbook, but he was never indicted. Mr. Sweetan worked at several casinos in Las Vegas until his death from complications of vascular surgery on his legs.

Politics and government
71 years of one-party rule in Mexico ended when Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate and former Interior Minister Francisco Labastida was defeated by National Action Party candidate Vicente Fox by a margin of 42.5%-36.0% in the Mexican presidential election. A third well-known candidate, former Mexico City Mayor Cuauhtemoc Cardenas of the Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD), took 16.5% of the vote. Mr. Fox, former Governor of Guanajuato and president of the Mexican subsidiary of Coca-Cola, had promised to end pervasive corruption in Mexican politics and to create jobs and otherwise lift the economy. In congressional elections, the Alliance for Change led with 224 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, an increase of 95 from the most recent election in 1997. The PRI was second with 208--a decrease of 31--and the Alliance for Mexico was third with 65, a decrease of 67 from 1997. In the Senate, the Alliance for Change lost 17 seats, but still led with 60 of 128 seats. The PRI was second with 51--an increase of 17--with the Alliance for Mexico third with 16 seats, a decrease of 1.

War
In the rebellious Russian province of Chechnya, 33 Russian soldiers were killed and 84 wounded in attacks by Chechen suicide bombers. In the worst attack, 22 soldiers died when an explosives-laden truck smashed into a dormitory.

Auto racing
CART
Veteran driver Roberto Moreno recorded his first career CART win, finishing less than a second ahead of Kenny Brack to win the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland at Burke Lakefront Airport. Cristiano da Matta finished third in the 25-car field.